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- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Disruption and Opportunity, held in New York City on Nov. 13, drew a crowd of more than 70 alumni and guests, according to the event’s coordinator and club vice president, Chloe Kiernan (MBA 2008) Lassiter explored the range of View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
than she. She was ready to think about moving into the next stage of her life—possibly selling the business or taking it public. Her partner wanted to continue in a leadership role in the company. She was trying to figure out how to View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
Departments. "The underlying logic of much of decision and control theory was similar to the underlying structure of how we at JPL would design trajectories and track and control a spacecraft," says Light. "So... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
particular social welfare decisions. Current research: "Is Brazil on the Path of Sustainable Growth and Development?" Laura Alfaro Alfaro: "I want to look at competition for foreign direct investment through the eyes on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Bold Ascent
demanding mountaineering expeditions, Baka instead dresses in shorts and hiking shoes in order to slip off for a quick post-work trek in the Berkeley Hills or, if he’s at home in Hong Kong, one of the many peaks on Lantau Island where he lives. “It’s the lifestyle,”... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Review (forthcoming) Abstract Companies in Victorian Britain operated in a laissez-faire legal environment from the perspective of outside investors, implying that such investors were not protected by the legal system. This article seeks to identify the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
achieving results across the entire system, moving from planning to action and ensuring fidelity of implementation on such an enormous scale is very difficult. Redesigning the structures and systems of a district so that they are coherent... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
sometimes we don't." BEFORE: Infrastructure investments made by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Ghana targeted poor road conditions and a lack of reliable electricity in rural areas. Photo courtesy of MCC In effect from 2007 to... View Details
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
How To Make Diversity a Reality
and get it done. Chitra: Is there a difference in terms of how you would tackle this problem, whether it's in a Fortune 500 company, an entrepreneurial company or even private equity—because diverse investment managers right now manage... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
reassignments (transfers) across posts of varying importance to control bureaucrats. High-skilled bureaucrats face less frequent political transfers and lower variability in the importance of their posts. We find evidence of two View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
a corporation is what gives meaning and value to the endeavors and investments of all who contribute to the corporation. Performance measurements provide a scorecard of indicators. Those indicators are used to evaluate how well a company... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
investment in improving everyday life in Detroit by a national retailer—that people didn’t believe could happen in the city. “Uncertainty is a horrible constraint for investment,” Cummings says of Detroit’s financial chaos prior to the... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
lie in the distant future; are unwilling to make smaller investments now to prevent uncertain future risks with higher costs; have a bias for the status quo, regardless of how much they talk about the importance of change; and have a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
It’s India Above China in New World Order
also quite over-regulated compared to other countries at its level of per capita income. Q: How does foreign direct investment affect the economic outlook for both countries? A: In general, FDI has been positive to both economies. It has,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
George Serafeim from more than 400 senior investment professionals provides insights into why and how investors use environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information as well as the challenges in using this information. Reinventing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—The Chinese leadership under Xi Jinping has announced its intentions to transition the economy from one driven by investment and exports to one driven by domestic demand. The main strategy to achieve this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
survey cited specific actions their companies had implemented to remain competitive. The majority had taken steps such as improving worker training, investing in technology, growing exports, and expanding to new markets. Among the... View Details
- 02 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges
aspects of water. For example, we have the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and even the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This poses structural impediments to coordination and... View Details
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
also—and crucially so—on whether or not the platforms subsidize one side of the market in equilibrium. For example, with prices being strategic complements across platforms, we show that a cost-reducing investment by one firm may have a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
biodegradable alternatives are vital steps toward a circular economy. On Dalmia and HUL’s side, scaling the current plastic processing facilities requires significant investment and reliable long-term... View Details